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Hebrew
Etymology
Probably from Russian ша́хматы (šáxmaty, “chess”), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “checkmate”). The final stress may be due to the predominant Hebrew accent and/or influenced by German Schachmatt (“checkmate”).
Pronunciation
Noun
שַׁחְמָט • (shakhmát) m (no plural forms)
- chess (two-player board game)
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